2013 IndyCar Series explained

The 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series was the 18th season of the IndyCar Series and the 102nd season of American open wheel racing. Its premier event was the 97th Indianapolis 500 held on Sunday, May 26. The 2013 season was the second to feature the Dallara DW12 chassis. Ryan Hunter-Reay entered the season as the defending drivers' champion. Chevrolet entered as the defending Manufacturers' Cup champion.

The 2013 season has featured four first-time winners, the most since 1965. Also highlighting the season is the introduction of doubleheader races, and the experimentation with standing starts at selected events. Heading into the final race of the season, two-time champion Scott Dixon led Hélio Castroneves by 25 points in a two driver fight for the championship. In a race where only nine drivers finished, Dixon finished fifth while Castroneves finished sixth, and as a result, Dixon won his third series title by 27 points. In the manufacturers' championship, Chevrolet defended their title ahead of Honda.

After Lotus decided to withdraw from the IndyCar Series due to a poor 2012 season, the 2013 season marks the first season since 2002 that the series would feature only two engine manufacturers.^[1]

2013 was the final season that Izod—which became the main sponsor in the 2010 IndyCar Series—was the main sponsor of the championship; as Verizon Communications was announced as the new series sponsor for the 2014 season.

This was the last season to feature four time champion Dario Franchitti as in race two in Houston, Franchitti would be involved in an accident that would ultimately end his career after 12 seasons in IndyCar. This would also be the final season of E. J. Viso's IndyCar career. For 2014 and beyond, Viso would focus more on Sports cars and Stadium Super Trucks.

Confirmed entries

• All chassis are composed of a Dallara DW12 "IndyCar Safety Cell" base chassis, and Dallara aerokit. All teams run Firestone tires. On December 21, 2012 Firestone signed a five-year contract extension with IndyCar. Firestone is the official supplier for IndyCar through 2018.^[2]

Team	Engine		Driver(s)	Round(s)
A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Honda	14	Takuma Sato^[3]	All
		41	Conor Daly ^[4]	5
Andretti Autosport	Chevrolet	1	Ryan Hunter-Reay^[5]	All
		25	Marco Andretti^[6]	All
		26	Carlos Muñoz ^[7]	5
		27	James Hinchcliffe^[8]	All
Team Venezuela / Andretti Autosport / HVM		5	E. J. Viso^[9]	1–18
			Carlos Muñoz ^[10]	19
Barracuda Racing	Honda	98	Alex Tagliani^[11]	1–13
				14, 16–18
			J. R. Hildebrand	15, 19
Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	8	Ryan Briscoe^[12]	5
		9	Scott Dixon^[13]	All
		10	Dario Franchitti	1–18
			Alex Tagliani	19
		83	Charlie Kimball^[14]	All
Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	18	Ana Beatriz	1–5, 9–10
			Mike Conway^[15]	6–7, 12–13, 17–18
			Pippa Mann^[16]	8, 11, 19
			James Davison ^[17]	14–15
			Stefan Wilson ^[18]	16
		19	Justin Wilson^[19]	All
		63	Pippa Mann^[20]	5
Dragon Racing	Chevrolet	6	Sebastián Saavedra^[21]	All
		7	Sébastien Bourdais	All
Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	20	Ed Carpenter^[22]	All
KV Racing Technology	Chevrolet	11	Tony Kanaan	All
		78	Simona de Silvestro^[23]	All
Lazier Partners Racing	Chevrolet	91	Buddy Lazier^[24]	5
Panther Racing	Chevrolet	4	J. R. Hildebrand	1–5
			Ryan Briscoe^[25]	6–7, 9, 11–12, 15
			Oriol Servià^[26]	8, 10, 14, 16–19
				13
		60	Townsend Bell^[27]	5
Panther Dreyer & Reinbold Racing^[28]	Chevrolet	22	Oriol Servià^[29]	1–5
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	15	Graham Rahal^[30]	All
		16	James Jakes^[31]	All
		17	Mike Conway^[32]	3
			Michel Jourdain Jr.^[33] ^[34]	5
Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing	Honda		Josef Newgarden	All
		97	Lucas Luhr ^[35]	15
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	Honda	55	Tristan Vautier ^[36]	All
		81	Katherine Legge^[37]	5
Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports		77	Simon Pagenaud	All
Team Penske	Chevrolet	2	A. J. Allmendinger^[38]	2–3, 5–7, 19
		3	Hélio Castroneves	All
		12	Will Power	All

Driver changes

• A. J. Allmendinger, after being released by Penske Racing's NASCAR team for violating the sports substance abuse policy, returned to the team to take over the No. 2 car vacated by Ryan Briscoe.^[39] Allmendinger tested with Team Penske at Sebring on February 18 and 19, 2013. Satisfied with the test results, Allmendinger drove the No. 2 at Barber, Long Beach, Detroit, the Indianapolis 500, and Fontana.^[40]
• Rubens Barrichello left the IndyCar Series to compete in Brazilian stock car racing for the 2013 season after failing to find a sponsor to continue in IndyCar.^[41]
• Graham Rahal moved from Chip Ganassi Racing to Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.^[30]
• Simona de Silvestro moved from HVM Racing to KV Racing Technology.^[23]
• Takuma Sato left Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing for A. J. Foyt Enterprises.^[3]
• James Jakes left Dale Coyne Racing for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.^[31]
• E. J. Viso left KV Racing Technology to join in a 3 team alliance between his own Team Venezuela, Andretti Autosport, and HVM Racing. Andretti continued to run as a three car operation, but supplied Viso's team as a satellite fourth car in conjunction with HVM.
• After running a partial 2012 season with Andretti Autosport, Sebastián Saavedra joined Dragon Racing for the 2013 season, replacing Katherine Legge.

Mid-season changes

• On May 30, 2013 Panther Racing announced it was terminating its contract with driver J. R. Hildebrand by mutual consent. On the same day, the team announced Ryan Briscoe would replace Hildebrand for the races at Belle Isle.^[42]
• On July 26, 2013 Barracuda Racing asked Alex Tagliani to relinquish driving the team's entry for the rest of the season. Luca Filippi drove the #98 at Mid-Ohio. J. R. Hildebrand, as well as Filippi, was being considered for the #98 car for the remainder of the season.^[43]

Schedule

The 2013 IndyCar Series schedule was formally announced on Speed's WindTunnel with Dave Despain, on the evening of September 30, 2012.^[44] The schedule consisted of nineteen races, hosted across sixteen venues. Included were three doubleheader events – with one race of the Toronto and Houston doubleheader featuring a standing start (Belle Isle did not utilize a standing start due to the narrowness of the start-finish area).^[45] The IndyCar Triple Crown returned for the first time since 1989, featuring the races at Indianapolis, Pocono and Fontana. IndyCar offered a $1,000,000 bonus to a driver who can win all three events, with a $250,000 consolation prize if a driver can win two of the three events.^[46]

Rnd	Date	Race name	Track	Location
1	March 24	Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg^[47]	Streets of St. Petersburg	St. Petersburg, Florida
2	April 7	Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama^[48]	Barber Motorsports Park	Birmingham, Alabama
3	April 21	39th Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach^[49]	Streets of Long Beach	Long Beach, California
4	May 5	Itaipava São Paulo Indy 300 presented by Nestlé^[50]	Streets of São Paulo	São Paulo, Brazil
5	May 26	97th Indianapolis 500-Mile Race	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Speedway, Indiana
6	June 1	Chevrolet Indy Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans^[51]	Belle Isle	Detroit, Michigan
7	June 2
8	June 8	Firestone 550^[52]		Fort Worth, Texas
9	June 15	Milwaukee IndyFest^[53]	Milwaukee Mile	West Allis, Wisconsin
10	June 23	Iowa Corn Indy 250 presented by DeKalb^[54]	Iowa Speedway	Newton, Iowa
11	July 7	Pocono IndyCar 400 fueled by Sunoco^[55]	Pocono Raceway	Long Pond, Pennsylvania
12	July 13	Honda Indy Toronto^[56]	Exhibition Place	Toronto, Ontario
13	July 14
14	August 4	Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio
15	August 25	GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma	Sonoma Raceway	Sonoma, California
16	September 1	Grand Prix of Baltimore	Streets of Baltimore	Baltimore, Maryland
17	October 5	Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston	Reliant Park	Houston, Texas
18	October 6
19	October 19	MAVTV 500 IndyCar World Championships	Auto Club Speedway	Fontana, California

Oval/Speedway
Road/Street course

BOLD indicates a Fuzzy's Ultra Premium Vodka IndyCar Triple Crown event.

Schedule development

• The Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix returned to the 2.346miles track layout used from 1998 to 2001.^[51]
• IndyCar went to Pocono Raceway July 7, 2013, for a 400miles race. It was the first open-wheel race at Pocono since 1989.^[57] A contract had been signed to continue the event through 2015.^[58]
• The Edmonton Indy did not return after the promoter Octane Motorsports made a business decision not to promote the race in 2013. The city announced that they would not seek another promoter.^[59]
• The Grand Prix of Houston at Reliant Park returned to American open-wheel racing as an IndyCar Series event on October 4–6. Mi-Jack Promotions, Reliant Park, and IndyCar have signed a contract for the event through 2017. Shell has signed a 4-year title sponsorship deal for the event with dual branding of their lubricants division. The event was last run as a Champ Car event in 2007.^{[60] [61]}
• IndyCar had discussions to add a twentieth round of the championship at a circuit in Europe. Venues put forward as candidates for the event include Monza, Imola, and Mugello.^[62] The event failed to materialize, and the series moved its international focus towards the possibility of adding races to the series in 2015 at the earliest.^[63]

Race summaries

Round 1: St. Petersburg

James Hinchcliffe won the first IndyCar race of his career, taking the lead from Hélio Castroneves on a restart on lap 85 of 110. Hinchcliffe held off Castroneves by 1.09 seconds, with Marco Andretti finishing third, passing Simona de Silvestro for the position on the final lap.^[64]

Will Power dominated the early parts of the race, but dropped to 16th at the finish after contact with J. R. Hildebrand. Dario Franchitti finished last after an early crash, and defending series champion Ryan Hunter-Reay dropped out with mechanical problems.

Round 2: Barber

Ryan Hunter-Reay won the pole position and led 53 laps en route to victory. After a sequence of pit stops around lap 50, Hélio Castroneves led. Hunter-Reay caught up and passed Castroneves for the lead on lap 76, with Scott Dixon moving up to second. Hunter-Reay held off the charge of Dixon over the last 5–10 laps, to seal the win. Castroneves held on to finish third. Will Power started second, but slid off the track in turn one at the start, losing several positions. After working his way back to the front for two laps, he came home 5th.

Round 3: Long Beach

Takuma Sato led 50 of 80 laps, and won his first career IndyCar race at the 39th annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Sato effectively took control of the race on lap 23, when he passed Ryan Hunter-Reay for second place in turn 1. After the leaders cycled through pit stops, Sato assumed the lead on lap 31, and did not relinquish the top spot for the remainder of the race. Sato's win was the first for A. J. Foyt Enterprises since 2002 and their first ever (in the team's 34th season) not on an Oval.

Top teams Penske, Ganassi, and Andretti were all shut out of the podium. In addition, contenders and Andretti teammates James Hinchcliffe and Hunter-Reay both dropped out early due to contact.

Round 4: São Paulo

In the dramatic closing laps, Takuma Sato was leading, looking for his second consecutive victory. Josef Newgarden was running second, and in third was a hard-charging James Hinchcliffe. Newgarden challenged Sato for the lead with a few laps to go, but Sato held the lead. Hinchcliffe then managed to take over second, and set his sights on Sato. On the backstretch, Hinchcliffe went side-by-side, but again Sato held the lead, with what some thought may have been intentional 'blocking.' On the final lap, Hinchcliffe again tried for the lead on the backstretch, and again Sato aggressively defended his position. At the end of the backstretch, going into the final turn, Sato slid high, and Hinchcliffe slipped by on the inside to take the win by 0.3463 seconds. At the same time, Marco Andretti made a similar pass for third place, to round out the podium.

Round 5: Indianapolis 500

A race record 68 lead changes amongst 14 different drivers highlighted the most competitive and fastest Indy 500 in history. On a restart with three laps to go, Ryan Hunter-Reay led rookie Carlos Muñoz, Tony Kanaan, and Marco Andretti. At the green flag, the top three cars went three-wide into turn one, with Kanaan taking the lead. Seconds later, Dario Franchitti hit the outside wall in turn one, bringing out the race ending final caution. Tony Kanaan completed the final two laps in the lead under yellow, and won his first Indy 500, a popular victory after eleven previous unsuccessful attempts.

Round 6: Detroit (Sat.)

The first race of the Detroit Grand Prix (IndyCar) saw part-time driver Mike Conway dominate. The series began utilizing a revised and upgraded version of the Belle Isle circuit, a layout used by CART from 1998–2001. Conway took the lead on lap 44 and led a total of 47 laps en route to victory. In the second half, Conway pulled out to an insurmountable 20-second lead at one point.

Round 7: Detroit (Sun.)

Mike Conway started from the pole position and looked to sweep the weekend of races in the second race of the Chevrolet Dual at Detroit. Conway led 31 of the first 45 laps, but after a sequence of pit stops, and a failed tire strategy, was shuffled back to third in the closing stages. After a ten-car accident that took out several front-runners, the final stint shaped up as a three-car battle between Simon Pagenaud, James Jakes, and Conway. Pagenaud came to the lead when Jakes pitted on lap 58. Jakes came back out on the track close behind, with Conway charging in third. Pagenaud held off the challenge, and won his first-career IndyCar race, and the first victory for Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports.

Round 8: Texas

Hélio Castroneves dominated en route to his first win of the season, and Team Penske's first victory of 2013. Castroneves led the final 132 laps, and won over second place Ryan Hunter-Reay by 4.6919 seconds. However, Castroneves' car failed post-race inspection due to an illegal underwing. The team was fined $35,000 but Castroneves maintained the victory.

Round 9: Milwaukee

Ryan Hunter-Reay won for the second year in a row at Milwaukee, taking the lead from Takuma Sato with 53 laps to go, after executing a daring pass on Hélio Castroneves only a few laps before. Marco Andretti started on the pole and led 61 laps, but an electrical problem dropped him from contention. The combination of these events meant Hunter-Reay passed his Andretti Autosport teammate for 2nd in the championship.

Round 10: Iowa

James Hinchcliffe led 226 of 250 laps, dominating his way to victory. Second place Ryan Hunter-Reay mounted a charge in the waning laps as Hinchcliffe developed some handling problems, but fell short at the finish. Hélio Castroneves finished 8th, but held on to the championship points lead.

Round 11: Pocono

IndyCars returned to Pocono for the first time since 1989. Marco Andretti started on the pole, and dominated most of the first half. His fuel stop strategy, however, forced him to conserve late in the race, and dropped him to a 10th-place finish. Early contenders Ryan Hunter-Reay and Takuma Sato dropped out when Sato overshot the entrance to pit road, slamming into Hunter-Reay's car from behind. In the late stages, Ganassi teammates Scott Dixon, Charlie Kimball, and Dario Franchitti came to the front after a well-executed final pit stop strategy. Dixon led the Ganassi sweep of the podium, owner Chip Ganassi's first 1–2–3 sweep, the team's 100th Indycar win, and the 200th victory for Honda in the series.

Round 12: Toronto (Sat.)

The second doubleheader of the season was held at Toronto. The Saturday race was scheduled to utilize a standing start, but it was waved off when Josef Newgarden stalled on the track.^[65] Scott Dixon won, while Sébastien Bourdais finished second, his first open-wheel podium since 2007.

Round 13: Toronto (Sun.)

Scott Dixon swept the second race of the doubleheader, as well as winning his third consecutive race overall. After waving off the previous day, the Sunday race utilized a standing start, the first American Indycar race to utilize a standing start in modern times.

Round 14: Mid-Ohio

Charlie Kimball became the fourth first-time winner of the season, and the 9th different winner in 14 races. Kimball took the lead for good on lap 73 of 90, and won even after crashing his primary car earlier in the weekend. Some drivers in the field were attempting to execute a two-stop strategy, but in doing so, fuel-saving measures were needed. In a race that went without a caution, Kimball's race strategist made the call to switch to a three-stop run, which allowed a much faster pace, and Kimball pulled away to a commanding victory.

On the final lap, 6th place Hélio Castroneves held off Scott Dixon at the line, allowing him to leave the weekend with a 31-point lead in the championship standings.

Round 15: Sonoma

Lucas Luhr made his IndyCar Series debut, driving the #97 Honda for Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing. J. R. Hildebrand drove the #98 car for Barracuda Racing. Dario Franchitti won the pole. Will Power and Scott Dixon battled most of the race, but when Dixon hit one of Power's crew members, Dixon received a drive-through penalty. Power led the final sixteen laps to take his first win of the season, and as a result, Power became the tenth different winner of the 2013 season.

Round 16: Baltimore

Simon Pagenaud won his second race of the season. Hélio Castroneves finished 9th, and maintained the points lead.

Round 17: Houston (Sat.)

The first race of the Houston doubleheader saw Scott Dixon win, and points leader Hélio Castroneves struggle. Castroneves suffered mechanical problems and came home 18th. Dixon closed the championship deficit to 8 points with two events remaining.

Round 18: Houston (Sun.)

The second race of the Houston doubleheader was won by Will Power, and Scott Dixon came home second. For the second day in a row, Hélio Castroneves suffered gearbox troubles, which relegated him to a 23rd-place finish. Dixon took the points lead for the first time, holding a 25-point advantage with one race left.

This race however was marred by a major crash involving Dario Franchitti, Takuma Sato and E. J. Viso on the final lap. Franchitti touched wheels with Sato and his car was launched up into the catch fence. Debris injured thirteen spectators, while Franchitti was hospitalized with a concussion, fractured ankle, and two spinal fractures; these injuries forced him to retire from racing. Sato and Viso were uninjured.

Round 19: Fontana

Before this race it was announced by Team Penske that A. J. Allmendinger would return to the team, driving their #2 Chevrolet. J. R. Hildebrand was announced by Barracuda Racing to drive their #98 Honda.

Will Power, from the pole, quickly lost the lead to a faster Sébastien Bourdais who dominated the first quarter of the race. Meanwhile, Castroneves went from 10th to 5th place and watched the battle for the lead between Kanaan, Hunter-Reay, Bourdais and a fast Carlos Muñoz while Dixon kept the pace in 15th place.

At lap 111, Justin Wilson lost the rear of his car and was avoided by Josef Newgarden who collected Oriol Servià in the process. Then Wilson was hit by Tristan Vautier involving also James Jakes and Simona de Silvestro in the accident. Wilson was sent to the local hospital with minor fractures.

At the checkered flag Will Power finally grabbed the win at Fontana, followed by Ed Carpenter and Tony Kanaan. Dixon finished in 5th place, which was enough to give him the season title, while Castroneves had a tough night and finished 6th. Dixon become the new Indycar Series Champion, winning previously in 2003 and 2008 making him a three time champion. This race was also a battle of attrition as only 9 of the 25 starters finished the race.

Results

Round	Race	Pole position	Fastest lap	Most laps led	Race Winner			Report
					Driver	Team	Manufacturer
1	St. Petersburg	Will Power	Will Power	Hélio Castroneves	James Hinchcliffe	Andretti Autosport	Chevrolet	Report
2	Birmingham	Ryan Hunter-Reay	James Jakes	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport	Chevrolet	Report
3	Long Beach	Dario Franchitti	E. J. Viso	Takuma Sato	Takuma Sato	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Honda	Report
4	São Paulo	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Tony Kanaan	Takuma Sato	James Hinchcliffe	Andretti Autosport	Chevrolet	Report
5	Indianapolis	Ed Carpenter	Justin Wilson	Ed Carpenter	Tony Kanaan	KV Racing Technology	Chevrolet	Report
6	Detroit 1	Dario Franchitti	Mike Conway	Mike Conway	Mike Conway	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	Report
7	Detroit 2	Mike Conway	Mike Conway	Mike Conway	Simon Pagenaud	Schmidt Peterson Hamilton HP Motorsports	Honda
8	Texas	Will Power	Tony Kanaan	Hélio Castroneves	Hélio Castroneves	Team Penske	Chevrolet	Report
9	Milwaukee	Marco Andretti	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Takuma Sato	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport	Chevrolet	Report
10	Iowa	Hélio Castroneves	Ed Carpenter	James Hinchcliffe	James Hinchcliffe	Andretti Autosport	Chevrolet	Report
11	Pocono	Marco Andretti	Takuma Sato	Marco Andretti	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	Report
12	Toronto 1	Dario Franchitti	Hélio Castroneves	Will Power	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	Report
13	Toronto 2	Scott Dixon	Dario Franchitti	Scott Dixon	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
14	Mid-Ohio	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Simon Pagenaud	Charlie Kimball	Charlie Kimball	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	Report
15	Sonoma	Dario Franchitti	Will Power	Scott Dixon	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	Report
16	Baltimore	Scott Dixon	Sébastien Bourdais	Will Power	Simon Pagenaud	Schmidt Peterson Hamilton HP Motorsports	Honda	Report
17	Houston 1	Takuma Sato	Will Power	Scott Dixon	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	Report
18	Houston 2	Hélio Castroneves	Luca Filippi	Will Power	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet
19	Fontana	Will Power	James Hinchcliffe	Will Power	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	Report

Points standings

• Ties in points broken by number of wins, followed by number of 2nds, 3rds, etc., and then by number of pole positions, followed by number of times qualified 2nd, etc.

Driver standings

• One point is awarded to any driver who leads at least one lap during a race. Two additional points are awarded to the driver who leads the most laps in a race.
• Bonus points are awarded for qualifying performance:
  • At all tracks except Indianapolis and Iowa, the driver who qualifies on pole earns one point.
    • In qualifying for race two of a double header weekend, the fastest driver in each of the two qualifying groups receives a bonus point.
  • At Indianapolis, drivers who advance to Q2 earn bonus points. Drivers who qualify tenth through twenty-fourth earn four qualifying points, and the remaining qualifying drivers earn three points.
  • At Iowa, the third-place driver in the first two heat races earn one bonus. The ten drivers who qualified for the third heat race earn points based on the result of that race.

Pos Driver STP ALA LBH SAO INDY DET TEX MIL IOW POC TOR MDO SNM BAL HOU FON Pts 1 Scott Dixon 5 2 11 18 14^16 4 4 23 6 16^5 1 1 1* 7 15* 19 1* 2 5 577 2 Hélio Castroneves 2* 3 10 13 6^8 5 8 1* 2 8^1 8 6 2 6 7 9 18 23^c 6 550 3 Simon Pagenaud 24 6 8 9 8^21 12 1 13 12 6^11 6 9 12 2 5 1 4 6 13 508 4 Will Power 16 5 16 24 19^6 8 20 7 3 17^2 4 15* 18 4 1 18* 12 1* 1* 498 5 Marco Andretti 3 7 7 3 4^3 20 6 5 20 9^4 10* 4 9 9 4 10 13 20 7 484 6 Justin Wilson 9 8 3 20 5^14 3 22 15 9 11 7 11 8 8 2 4 3 4 18 472 7 Ryan Hunter-Reay 18 1* 24 11 3^7 2 18 2 1 2 20 18 19 5 6 20 20 21 9 469 8 James Hinchcliffe 1 26 26 1 21^9 15 19 9 5 1*^3 24 8 21 10 8 7 24 3 4 449 9 Charlie Kimball 12 4 21 10 9^19 14 7 17 17 12 2 21 6 1* 20 6 11 8 10 427 10 Dario Franchitti 25 25 4 7 23^17 6 5 6 8 20 3 3 4 3 3 21 15 15 418 11 Tony Kanaan 4 13 20 21 1^12 13 12 3 10 3^8 13 5 24 24 13 15 21 24 3 397 12 Sébastien Bourdais 11 16 15 14 29^15 24 11 20 22 14 16 2 3 12 10 3 8 5 12 370 13 Simona de Silvestro 6 18 9 8 17^24 16 24 16 24 21 11 10 14 11 9 5 2 10 8 362 14 Josef Newgarden 23 9 13 5 28^25 7 16 8 11 15 5 23 11 23 24 2 5 13 20 348 15 E. J. Viso 7 12 22 6 18^4 17 17 10 4 10 21 14 5 17 14 13 9 16 340 16 Ed Carpenter 14 22 18 23 10*^1 18 15 4 14 4^6 9 13 22 20 19 14 23 22 2 333 17 Takuma Sato 8 14 1* 2* 13^18 19 23 11 7* 23^7 22 24 20 22 23 24 17 14 17 322 18 Graham Rahal 13 21 2 22 25^26 9 9 21 16 5^9 18 20 13 18 11 17 7 18 15 319 19 James Jakes 15 23 12 17 20^20 10 2 12 18 18 12 12 23 13 25 23 6 17 22 294 20 21 10 17 16 16^28 11 14 18 21 13 19 19 16 21 12 11 22 11 21 266 21 Sebastián Saavedra 20 20 27 19 32^27 22 10 14 13 19 23 16 15 19 21 8 14 12 24 236 22 Oriol Servià 17 15 6 4 11^13 19 7^10 14 12 19 7 19 233 23 Mike Conway 25 1* 3* 7 7 16 9 185 24 Alex Tagliani 10 11 19 12 24^11 23 21 22 23 24^12 17 17 10 14 180 25 J. R. Hildebrand 19 17 5 15 33^10 16 11 112 26 Ryan Briscoe 12^23 21 13 15 14 22 17 100 27 A. J. Allmendinger 19 23 7^5 25 25 16 79 28 2^2 17 23 74 29 Ana Beatriz 22 24 14 25 15^29 19 22 72 30 16 22 10 19 53 31 Pippa Mann 30^30 24 15 25 34 32 15 18 27 33 16 14 34 22^31 11 35 Townsend Bell 27^22 10 36 22 8 37 Katherine Legge 26^33 8 38 Buddy Lazier 31^32 8  — Michel Jourdain Jr. DNQ 0 Pos Driver STP ALA LBH SAO INDY DET TEX MIL IOW POC TOR MDO SNM BAL HOU FON Pts

Color Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green 4th & 5th place Light Blue 6th–10th place Dark Blue Finished (Outside Top 10) Purple Did not finish Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Brown Withdrawn (Wth) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did Not Start (DNS) Race abandoned (C) Blank Did not participate In-line notation Bold Pole position (1 point; except Indy and Iowa) Italics Ran fastest race lap *|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|Led most race laps (2 points)|-|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|DNS|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|Any driver who qualifies but does not start (DNS), earns half the points had they taken part.|-| style="background:#F2F2F2;" align="center" |^1–33| style="background:#F2F2F2;" align="center" |Results for the Indy 500 qualifying and the top 12 drivers in the Iowa qualifying heats.|-|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|^c|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|Qualifying canceled no bonus point awarded|-|style="text-align:center" colspan=2| Rookie of the Year|-|style="text-align:center" align=center colspan=2| Rookie|}|} Entrant standings Based on the entrant, used for oval qualifications order, and starting grids when qualifying is cancelled. Only full-time entrants, and at-large part-time entrants shown. Pos Driver STP ALA LBH SAO INDY DET TEX MIL IOW POC TOR MDO SNM BAL HOU FON Pts 1 9 Chip Ganassi Racing 5 2 11 18 14^16 4 4 23 6 16^5 1 1 1* 7 15* 19 1* 2 5 577 2 3 Team Penske 2* 3 10 13 6^8 5 8 1* 2 8^1 8 6 2 6 7 9 18 23^1 6 535 3 77 Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports 24 6 8 9 8^21 12 1 13 12 6^11 6 9 12 2 5 1 4 6 13 508 4 12 Team Penske 16 5 16 24 19^6 8 20 7 3 17^2 4 15* 18 4 1 18* 12 1* 1* 498 5 25 Andretti Autosport 3 7 7 3 4^3 20 6 5 20 9^4 10* 4 9 9 4 10 13 20 7 484 6 19 Dale Coyne Racing 9 8 3 20 5^14 3 22 15 9 11 7 11 8 8 2 4 3 4 18 472 7 28 Andretti Autosport 18 1* 24 11 3^7 2 18 2 1 2 20 18 19 5 6 20 20 21 9 469 8 27 Andretti Autosport 1 26 26 1 21^9 15 19 9 5 1*^3 24 8 21 10 8 7 24 3 4 449 9 10 Chip Ganassi Racing 25 25 4 7 23^17 6 5 6 8 20 3 3 4 3 3 21 15 15 14 435 10 83 Chip Ganassi Racing 12 4 21 10 9^19 14 7 17 17 12 2 21 6 1* 20 6 11 8 10 427 11 11 KV Racing Technology 4 13 20 21 1^12 13 12 3 10 3^8 13 5 24 24 13 15 21 24 3 397 12 7 Dragon Racing 11 16 15 14 29^15 24 11 20 22 14 16 2 3 12 10 3 8 5 12 370 13 78 KV Racing Technology 6 18 9 8 17^24 16 24 16 24 21 11 10 14 11 9 5 2 10 8 362 14 67 Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing 23 9 13 5 28^25 7 16 8 11 15 5 23 11 23 24 2 5 13 20 348 15 5 Team Venezuela / Andretti Autosport / HVM 7 12 22 6 18^4 17 17 10 4 10 21 14 5 17 14 13 9 16 23 347 16 20 Ed Carpenter Racing 14 22 18 23 10*^1 18 15 4 14 4^6 9 13 22 20 19 14 23 22 2 333 17 4 Panther Racing 19 17 5 15 33^10 21 13 19 15 7^10 14 22 17 14 17 12 19 7 19 324 17 14 A. J. Foyt Enterprises 8 14 1* 2* 13^18 19 23 11 7* 23^7 22 24 20 22 23 24 17 14 17 322 18 18 Dale Coyne Racing 22 24 14 25 15^29 1* 3* 24 19 22 15 7 7 15 18 16 16 9 25 319 19 15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 13 21 2 22 25^26 9 9 21 16 5^9 18 20 13 18 11 17 7 18 15 319 20 16 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 15 23 12 17 20^20 10 2 12 18 18 12 12 23 13 25 23 6 17 22 294 21 55 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports 21 10 17 16 16^28 11 14 18 21 13 19 19 16 21 12 11 22 11 21 266 22 98 Barracuda Racing 10 11 19 12 24^11 23 21 22 23 24^12 17 17 10 16 16 22 10 19 11 256 23 6 Dragon Racing 20 20 27 19 32^27 22 10 14 13 19 23 16 15 19 21 8 14 12 24 236 24 22 Panther Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 17 15 6 4 11^13 112 25 2 Team Penske 19 23 7^5 25 25 16 79 Pos Driver STP ALA LBH SAO INDY DET TEX MIL IOW POC TOR MDO SNM BAL HOU FON Pts The #3 entry was penalized 15 points for a technical infraction at Texas. Further reading Here's hoping for IndyCar 2013 – Dave Malsher, Racer, February 5, 2013 }

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lotus leaves IndyCar Series after poor 2012 season. O'Leary. Jamie. Autosport. Autosport.com. December 7, 2012. December 7, 2012.
2. Web site: Firestone to remain tire supplier through 2018. December 21, 2012. IndyCar.com. December 21, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121230191438/http://www.indycar.com/en/News/2012/12-December/12-21-Firestone-extends-tire-supply-contract. December 30, 2012. dead.
3. Web site: Sato joins A.J. Foyt Racing for his fourth season. Dave. Lewandowski. IndyCar Series. IndyCar. January 10, 2013. January 10, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130111171411/http://www.indycar.com/en/News/2013/01/1-10-Sato-signs-with-Foyt-team. January 11, 2013. dead.
4. News: Conor Daly To Drive in Indianapolis 500 for A.J. Foyt. April 2, 2013. A. J. Foyt Enterprises. April 2, 2013.
5. Web site: Hunter-Reay signs two-year extension. https://archive.today/20130103074455/http://blogs.indystar.com/racingexpert/2012/09/15/hunter-reay-signs-two-year-extension/. dead. January 3, 2013. September 15, 2012. Curt. Cavin. September 15, 2012.
6. News: Marco Andretti, the Twitterview. Pressdog. Pressdog. June 17, 2010. March 12, 2012.
7. Web site: Carlos Muñoz to Pilot Andretti Autosport Entry for 2013 Firestone Indy Lights Season. Andretti Autosport. October 22, 2012. January 12, 2013.
8. Web site: Transcript – James Hinchcliffe And Michael Andretti Teleconference . rpm2night.com . March 29, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131012023624/http://rpm2night.com/view/transcript-james-hinchcliffe-and-michael-andretti-teleconference.5626/ . October 12, 2013 . dead .
9. News: Pruett. Marshall. E.J. Viso Completes Andretti Autosport Lineup. February 11, 2013. February 7, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130212045739/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-ej-viso-completes-andretti-autosport-lineup/. February 12, 2013. dead.
10. News: Notes: Andretti, sponsor back; Munoz subs for Viso. IndyCar Series. IndyCar. October 18, 2013. October 18, 2013.
11. News: Pruett. Marshall. Silly Season Continues To Develop. speedtv.com. Speed. November 13, 2012. January 11, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20121120015357/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-silly-season-continues-to-develop. November 20, 2012. dead.
12. News: Ryan Briscoe joins Chip Ganassi for Indy 500 start. Speedcafe.com. April 7, 2013. April 7, 2013.
13. News: Pruett. Marshall. Rahal Leads Free Agent Class For 2013. speedtv.com. Speed. August 1, 2012. January 11, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20121121080813/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-rahal-leads-free-agent-class-for-2013/P2. November 21, 2012. dead.
14. News: Influx of American drivers could usher in a new era in IndyCar . CNN . March 21, 2012.
15. News: Mike Conway, Pippa Mann combining to run 5 of next 8 IndyCar races for Coyne. Associated Press. Fox News. July 8, 2013. July 8, 2013.
16. News: Mann reunites with Coyne team for Texas race. IndyCar. IndyCar.com. June 4, 2013. June 4, 2013.
17. News: James Davison secures maiden IndyCar drive for Mid-Ohio with Dale Coyne Racing . Fox Sports (Australia). FoxSports.com.au. July 25, 2013. July 25, 2013.
18. News: Stefan Wilson announces Baltimore entry in the No. 18 Nirvana Tea car for Dale Coyne Racing. DaleCoyneRacing.com. Dale Coyne Racing. August 1, 2013. August 1, 2013. https://archive.today/20130801212350/http://www.dalecoyneracing.com/news/stefan-wilson-announces-baltimore-entry-no-18-nirvana-tea-car-dale-coyne-racing/. August 1, 2013. dead.
19. News: INDYCAR: Pre-Season Testing Starts This Week. Speed TV. Speed TV. February 11, 2012. February 16, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130214042333/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-pre-season-testing-starts-this-week. February 14, 2013. dead.
20. News: Pippa Mann announces Indy 500 entry with Dale Coyne Racing. April 30, 2013. April 30, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130925030211/http://www.pippamann.com/NewsArticle.aspx?ArticleID=366. September 25, 2013. dead.
21. News: Pruett. Marshall. Saavedra Joins Bourdais to complete Dragon's Two-car lineup. February 12, 2013. February 12, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130213165955/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-saavedra-joins-bourdais-to-complete-dragons-two-car-team/. February 13, 2013. dead.
22. News: Carpenter forms own team backed by Fuzzy's. IndyCar Series. IndyCar. November 2, 2011. January 12, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20111104143535/http://www.indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/50954-carpenter-forms-own-team-backed-by-fuzzyand-39-s/. November 4, 2011. dead.
23. News: Simona de Silvestro switches to KV for 2013 IndyCar programme. Mark. Glendenning. Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. October 27, 2012. January 11, 2013.
24. News: Buddy Lazier to enter own car for Indianapolis 500. Mark. Glendenning. Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. April 9, 2013. April 9, 2013.
25. News: Ryan Briscoe to Pilot Panther's No. 4 National Guard Chevy in Detroit. Panther Racing. Racersites. May 30, 2013. May 30, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130608065331/http://www.pantherracing.com/news/index.cfm?cid=56643. June 8, 2013. dead.
26. News: Oriol Servia to Take Reins of Panther's National Guard Chevy at Texas, Iowa. Panther Racing. Racersites. June 5, 2013. June 5, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131021125303/http://www.pantherracing.com/news/index.cfm?cid=56747. October 21, 2013. dead.
27. News: Townsend Bell, Buddy Rice Push Indy 500 Entries To 33. May 3, 2013. Speed. May 3, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130505142602/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-townsend-bell-buddy-rice-set-for-indy-500-drives/. May 5, 2013. dead.
28. Web site: May 1, 2013 . STATEMENT ON THE FUTURE OF DREYER & REINBOLD RACING . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130504001510/http://dreyerreinboldracing.com/media-center/news/statement-on-the-future-of-dreyer-reinbold-racing.aspx . May 4, 2013 . May 5, 2013 . Panther Dreyer & Reinbold Racing.
29. Web site: SERVIA, PANTHER DRR REJOIN FORCES FOR 2013. Panther Dreyer & Reinbold Racing. December 4, 2012. January 11, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130510000943/http://www.dreyerreinboldracing.com/media-center/news/servia,-panther-drr-rejoin-forces-for-2013.aspx. May 10, 2013. dead.
30. News: Rahals team up to run on the family plan in 2013. Dave. Lewandowski. IndyCar Series. IndyCar. November 14, 2012. January 11, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20121128010855/http://www.indycar.com/en/News/2012/11-November/11-14-Rahals-united-for-2013-season. November 28, 2012. dead.
31. News: Rahal Signs James Jakes. speedtv.com. Speed. Marshall. Pruett. February 5, 2013. February 5, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130207042449/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-rahal-signs-james-jakes/. February 7, 2013. dead.
32. News: Mike Conway, Rahal sign 1-race deal. Associated Press. ESPN. January 28, 2013. January 28, 2013.
33. News: Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing to field three cars at Indianapolis. Autoweek. Autoweek. April 5, 2013. April 6, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131012061114/http://www.autoweek.com/article/20130405/INDYCAR/130409883. October 12, 2013. dead.
34. News: Jourdain in arrivo da Rahal per Indy. ItaliaRacing.net. April 10, 2013. April 15, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130830145645/http://italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=39436&cat=3. August 30, 2013. dead.
35. News: Sports car champion Luhr set to make series debut. IndyCar. IndyCar.com. July 26, 2013. July 26, 2013.
36. News: Pruett. Marshall. Vautier to complete Scmidt's two car lineup. January 29, 2013. January 28, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130131041401/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-vautier-to-complete-schmidts-two-car-expansion. January 31, 2013. dead.
37. News: Katherine Legge gets a chance for Schmidt at Indy. NBC Sports. DiZinno. Tony. May 18, 2013. May 18, 2013.
38. News: Pruett. Marshall. Allmendinger Confirmed For Two Races, Continues His IndyCar Preparation. speedtv.com. Speed. March 7, 2013. March 15, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130606012124/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-allmendinger-continues-his-indycar-series-preparation. June 6, 2013. dead.
39. Web site: Allmendinger open to IndyCar move. Racer. Haymarket Publications. September 18, 2012. January 16, 2013.
40. Web site: Allmendinger returns to Penske IndyCar squad for Fontana. Racer. Haymarket Publications. August 9, 2013. August 9, 2013.
41. News: Pruett. Marshall. Barrichello opts for Brazilian Stock Car ride in 2013. speedtv.com. Speed. December 22, 2012. December 11, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121214043815/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-barrichello-opts-for-brazilian-stock-car-ride-in-2013. December 14, 2012. dead.
42. News: Briscoe replaces Hildebrand for Detroit. IndyCar Series. IndyCar. May 30, 2013. May 30, 2013.
43. News: Pruett. Marshall. July 26, 2013. Big changes ahead for Barracuda Racing IndyCar team. Racer. Haymarket Publications. July 27, 2013.
44. Web site: 2013 schedule to be unveiled on 'Wind Tunnel' Sept. 30 (9 p.m. ET on SPEED). IndyCar Series. IndyCar. September 24, 2013. January 16, 2013.
45. News: Nineteen races, $1 million bonus highlight schedule. Dave. Lewandowski. IndyCar Series. IndyCar. September 30, 2012. October 1, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121003231906/http://www.indycar.com/en/News/2012/09-September/9-30-Nineteen-races-on-2013-schedule. October 3, 2012. dead.
46. News: $1 million bonus awaits new Triple Crown winner. Dave. Lewandowski. IndyCar Series. IndyCar. September 30, 2012. October 1, 2012.
47. News: Event Extension. indycar.com. June 22, 2012. June 24, 2012.
48. http://www.indycar.com/News/2012/April/4-1-Barber-extension-in-the-bag.aspx Successful Barber event is Birmingham's 'Derby'
49. News: Oreovicz . John . Champ Car finale signals new start for Long Beach Grand Prix . . April 16, 2008 . March 12, 2012.
50. News: Brazil and its drivers pumped as IndyCar invades Sao Paulo. USA Today. March 12, 2010. March 12, 2012. Curt. Cavin.
51. News: No change in ticket prices for 2013 Belle Isle Grand Prix. June 6, 2012. July 13, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120614050303/http://www.autoweek.com/article/20120606/INDYCAR/120609900. June 14, 2012. dead.
52. Web site: Fraley: IndyCar settlement gives TMS three big weekends again in 2013. Gerry. Fraley. The Dallas Morning News. August 20, 2012. January 16, 2013. September 4, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120904145043/http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/more-sports/motor-sports/headlines/20120820-fraley-indycar-settlement-gives-tms-three-big-weekends-again-in-2013.ece. dead.
53. News: Notes: Milwaukee IndyFest is on 2013 June schedule. Dave. Lewandowski. IndyCar Series. IndyCar. June 16, 2012. June 16, 2012.
54. Web site: IOWA SPEEDWAY ANNOUNCES 2013 EVENT SCHEDULE. Iowa Speedway. August 29, 2012. January 22, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20150606195703/http://www.iowaspeedway.com/aspx/AboutSpeedway/News.aspx?id=1259. June 6, 2015. dead.
55. News: Sunoco to sponsor IndyCar race at Pocono Raceway. Nick. Fierro. The Morning Call. June 20, 2013. June 21, 2013.
56. http://www.indycar.com/News/2012/05-May/5-14-Honda-Indy-Toronto-gets-extension Honda Indy Toronto extended through 2014
57. News: Return of Pocono links present with Indy car past. Dave. Lewandowski. IndyCar Series. IndyCar. September 30, 2012. October 1, 2012.
58. Web site: Q&A with Randy Bernard and Brandon Igdalsky. Racer. Haymarket Publications. October 1, 2012. February 1, 2013.
59. News: End of the line for Edmonton Indy. Marty. Klinkenberg. Cailynn. Klingbeil. Edmonton Journal. September 21, 2012. February 1, 2013. September 24, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120924020517/http://www.edmontonjournal.com/sports/autoracing/line+Edmonton+Indy/7281165/story.html. dead.
60. http://www.chron.com/sports/article/IndyCar-s-coming-to-town-Houston-race-slated-for-3442320.php IndyCar's coming to town: Houston race slated for 2013 – Houston Chronicle
61. News: Houston, we have liftoff for October 2013 event. Dave. Lewandowski. IndyCar Series. IndyCar. March 28, 2012. March 28, 2012.
62. Web site: REPORT: IndyCar set for a race in Italy next year. Racer. Haymarket Publications. October 25, 2012. February 1, 2013.
63. Web site: IndyCar targets 2015 global plan. Racer. Haymarket Publications. August 22, 2013. September 2, 2013.
64. News: Hinchcliffe records 1st win in drama-filled opener. IndyCar Series. IndyCar. March 24, 2013. April 1, 2013. Dave. Lewandowski.
65. Web site: IndyCar to try again with standing start for Toronto Race 2. Racer. July 13, 2013. October 1, 2013.